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London train breaks down during heatwave forcing 200 passengers to be evacuated along railway track

More than 200 passengers were left stuck on the Great Northern train for around two hours

Evening Standard

Extreme heat warnings extended as sweltering temperatures grip parts of UK

Wednesday and Thursday’s red warning has been extended to cover the south coast, with new amber warnings issued for Friday and Saturday.

Evening Standard

London’s Tower Bridge among major UK attractions closed during extreme heatwave

Museums, parks and zoos will be closed across the country due to the temperature

The Independent UK

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The Misanthrope review – Sandra Oh’s London stage debut could have been, should have been, so much better

3/5 The ‘Killing Eve’ star plays an acerbic novelist in a gender-swapped adaptation of Molière’s 1666 comedy

The Independent UK

Londoners warned using car air-con to cool down could carry £80 fine

Some local authorities can use their powers to impose larger fines

Evening Standard

Which London shops and restaurants are closing during the heatwave?

Here’s a list of London outlets we know are closed or shutting early due to the heatwave

Evening Standard

Europe heatwave live: UK breaks temperature record for June as parts of France hit 40C – as it happened

West Sussex reports temperature of 35.8C, beating previous record from 1976; red weather alert extended to 72 of France’s 96 mainland departments

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London could lose one in seven parking spaces from ‘carspreading’

A think tank claims streets are becoming dominated by ‘oversized’ vehicles that cities ’simply weren’t designed for’

Evening Standard

Grooming gangs inquiry launches London probe after 'highest child sexual exploitation referrals in Britain'

Statutory inquiry to look at how how abuse by grooming gangs has been ‘identified and responded to’ in the capital

Evening Standard

London councils in legal challenge over affordable housing quota cut

A High Court action has been launched by Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils.

Evening Standard

London faces £7.5billion tax bombshell from new property levy backed by Andy Burnham

Exclusive: The capital would be the only region funding a new proportional property tax which would benefit the rest of the country

Evening Standard

All the GWR, LNER, Chiltern and Avanti trains affected by the heatwave as passengers urged to stay home

The warning for extreme heat covers an area stretching from London to Swansea

The Independent UK

London councils launch legal action against Sadiq Khan over slashing of affordable housing

Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Lewisham launch High Court action against Mayor of London over plans to cut affordable housing targets

Evening Standard

London court orders Nirav Modi to pay Bank of India Rs 100 crore

A London High Court has ordered fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi to pay Bank of India over $10.7 million (approximately Rs 100 crore). The judge found Modi liable under a personal guarantee for a loan to his company, rejecting his defenses. Modi, currently in UK custody for a separate fraud case,…

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Karl Stefanovic reportedly leaving Nine after podcast with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson

Nine newspapers report that star presenter will leave after executives met to discuss his future on Wednesday night

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Lando Norris gets first look at Madame Tussauds waxwork as he donates race suit

Lando Norris's first Madame Tussauds London wax figure has been unveiled and will go on display ahead of the British Grand Prix

The Guardian - UK

Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates

However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood

Evening Standard

UK braced for record breaking heat as rare red weather warnings come into force

A “heat-dome” settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of nearly 40C on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Sadiq Khan hails impact of ULEZ expansion as toxic air-related deaths 'fall by 40%'

The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023

The Independent UK

Are you ‘carspreading’? Warning SUVs could cost London 100,000 parking spots

Transport think tank warns the growing trend of larger vehicles also raises the risk of road deaths

The Independent UK

The key stat that backs up Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion in London: ‘The evidence is overwhelming’

The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023

Evening Standard

Drones to police every part of London as Met chief hails 'turning point'

Forces have less spending power on tech than other public bodies and should have more freedom to keep up with developments, Sir Mark Rowley will say.

The Guardian - UK

The Misanthrope review – Sandra Oh brings riveting heart and fire to over-stuffed Molière update

Martin Crimp’s heroic but imperfect modern-day version of the 17th-century classic is crammed full of debates about how we might live differently

Evening Standard

Extreme heat in London leads to cancellation of climate change event on adapting to extreme heat

The event was organised by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

France 24

UN chief calls on AI firms to 'come clean' on environmental costs

As Europe swelters under a major heatwave, the high energy consumption of artificial intelligence has come into the spotlight. At a climate conference in London, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on AI companies to disclose the environmental impact of their systems. Plus, Iran rejects the US’s claim that any…

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